Paint Touches

Garrett Swanson is from Washington. He played his college basketball in Idaho. When he decided to transfer after his freshman season in April, he inquired teams in Utah, California and Oregon about his services. But here Swanson is, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, in Milwaukee as Marquette’s latest transfer and Buzz Williams’ newest switchable. The decision wasn’t […]

Last week, Notre Dame announced its decision to leave the Big East and join the ACC in all sports but football. And with that announcement, college sports Nostradamuses are again making predictions on an impending apocalypse for the Big East. Add me to the list. It’ll be a slow death, to be sure. But despite […]

A few days removed from the completion of his freshman year at Marquette, Oakland, Calif., native Juan Anderson underwent shoulder surgery after injuring his right shoulder in an open-gym session. The sophomore forward was given a six-month timeline for his return, slotting him to be back on the court around the end of October. After […]

In a statement released by Marquette University, head coach Buzz Williams announced that assistant coach Scott Monarch has been dismissed from the team. Monarch was found to have been “untruthful with department administrators on multiple occasions after it was discovered he knowingly committed violations,” according to the statement. Williams also accepted in the release a one-game […]

It’s been quite a busy summer for future Marquette point guard Duane Wilson, and his schedule won’t be getting any lighter moving forward. No matter, though. This is just the way he wants it. After winning a state title with 2015 Marquette prospect Diamond Stone for Dominican H.S., Wilson has competed with his Playground Elite […]

According to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, Marquette has emerged as the front runner for Arizona State transfer Trent Lockett. Lockett, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, was granted his release from Arizona State last week. The junior is looking to transfer closer to his home in Golden Valley, Minn. to be closer to his sick mother, who […]